The six-sided shape comes from the plates of a turtle's shell. In Japan the turtle has long been said to live ten thousand years, and its shell to guard what lies beneath it. So the hexagon came to carry two hopes at once: a long life, and a quiet shelter along the way.
Art print on premium matte paper (200 gsm, FSC-certified). Frame not included.
Five sizes: 20 × 25 cm (8 × 10 in), A4 (21 × 29.7 cm), 30 × 40 cm, 45 × 60 cm (18 × 24 in), 50 × 70 cm.
Printed on demand close to you, and shipped from there.
The wish this pattern carries, and the cloth it came from: knitcafe.org/meanings
